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Harlequins side for Chiefs at The Stoop

Harlequins Women’s Head Coach Ross Chisholm has named his side for Saturday’s Premiership Women’s Rugby season opener against Exeter Chiefs Women at The Stoop. Quins host Exeter Chiefs Women, as they look to kick-off the PWR season with a strong performance at home against last year’s semi-finalists. Jessie Spurrier returns at loosehead alongside Maja Meuller

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The Game Changer

Harlequins will host Loughborough Lightning on Saturday 26 October in the sixth instalment of the Club’s landmark The Game Changer fixture at The Stoop. In what’s expected to be the biggest year in history for women’s rugby, The Game Changer marks the start of an exciting period for the domestic game, as internationals make their

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Round 3 of the hugely successful PWR Up Series

Fixtures this weekend Saturday 21 September 2pm – Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury (Shaftsbury Park) Meg Varley makes her long-awaited return from injury when Bristol Bears take on Gloucester-Hartpury at Shaftesbury Park in the PWR UP Series. The versatile back, who missed eight months with a foot injury, is named in the midfield alongside Wales international

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Laura Keates returns for Loughborough Lightning

Loughborough Lightning welcome back England international Laura Keates in their side to face Leicester Tigers this weekend. The 2014 Rugby World Cup winner has returned from Barbarians duty in South Africa to pack down at tighthead prop in the PWR Up Series encounter at cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday (kick-off: 3pm). Isla Curphey,

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PWR Up Series Round 2

THE PWR Up Series kicked off with a bang last week with more than 200 points scored across the three games. Moving on to Round 2 we have another three cracking fixtures hosted by Harlequins at the Twickenham Stoop (before England take on New Zealand at Allianz Stadium), Leicester Tigers and Exeter Chiefs. As part

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Harlequins side for Saracens at The Stoop

Harlequins will be looking to bounce back from their narrow defeat to Trailfinders Women last Sunday, as they target a result at home against London rivals Saracens on Saturday. The pack sees the addition of Lizzie Hanlon at tighthead who will be looking to impress on debut, joining Jessie Spurrier and Maja Meuller in the

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Harlequins name side for PWR Up opener

Harlequins Head Coach Ross Chisholm has named his squad for Sunday’s PWR Up series opener against Trailfinders Women. Quins travel to Trailfinders Sports Club with 10 debutants, as they look to kick-off their season with a win against their London rivals. Jessie Spurrier starts at loosehead alongside Sweden’s Maja Meuller and Spanish captain Laura Delgado,

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Loughborough Lightning name squad to play Sale Sharks

Bo Westcombe-Evans starts for Loughborough Lightning as they take on Sale Sharks in the PWR Up Series opener this weekend. The prolific tryscoring winger, who crossed the line 14 times in 20 appearances last term, has been away in the senior Red Roses squad for the past month but has been released back to her

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How’s the 2024-25 PWR looking?

The new fixture-list (www.thepwr.com/news/fixtures-announced-for-premiership-womens- rugby-season-2024-25) was heralded long and loud by PWR and the nine clubs. It presents a shortened and interrupted programme, which other tournaments made inevitable. The calendar apart, we have the same pattern as last year, remaining less than satisfactory through the absence of a tenth club. So it’s four matches per

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